From: Marko Mäkelä (marko.makela_at_hut.fi)
Date: 2002-04-30 19:27:42
groepaz wrote:
> max232 clone? who makes them? and more important, are they available
> in small quantities (5 pieces or sth) ? maxim keeps telling i could
> either wait 4 months for 2 pieces or order 5000 and get them in 3 days
> ;=/ (and i already leeched all i could get from local stores ;=P)
I ordered 5 free samples of the DS14C232CM (equivalent to the MAX232CSE,
which is packaged in SO-16 case) from National Semiconductors. They
arrived in less than 5 days from my order. If you order them in larger
quantities, the unit is 48 pieces. (2*48+5=101, and I needed 100.)
Note that you're more likely to get the chips if you order them to a
company address.
Note that this is not the only company that has MAX232 clones. Too bad
nobody hasn't started making AVR clones yet.
Marko
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